What I expected (or hoped?) to be 2-3 weeks turned into 2-3 months, but FINALLY, the new Spitshine Design Web site redesign is pretty much complete! Ok, so maybe there are a few blog posts that need to be updated, but for the most part, and there are still a few new samples that I’d like to add to the portfolio, but for the most part, everything is pretty much squared away.

While it did take me longer than I had hoped to complete, I actually found it easier to do than the first round. I’ve picked up on CSS a lot more in the past 15 months, and have become more familiar with WordPress, which I used for the blog portion of the site. With the first version, I thought it would be easier to pick up an existing WordPress theme, and just modify to fit my site. While I was happy with the way that site turned out, I decided that I would try creating a custom template from scratch (well, actually from a stripped down WP them called Starkers Theme by Elliot Jay Stocks), and found this to be MUCH easier. The build went much more smoothly, and I was much more comfortable with adjusting the code and moving things around. There was still a bit of trial and error with the WP items, as I am still learning WP, but I found myself getting around eaiser and easier.

I have to say, I’m pretty happy with the site as a whole. While I’ve done a few other sites in WordPress, and have used the Starkers Theme for those, I think this site is the most appealing site I’ve done with WP. It’s been a while since I posted, and I’m hoping now that the site redesign is complete, I’ll be able to find more time to add posts more regularly.

I’m also looking forward to work on www.gotoandlearnflash.com again. Not only hoping to add more tutorials, but to give that site an overhaul as well. It’s been an extremely busy few months, and while things are still pretty busy, I think I have to make a commitment to myself to get re-motivated to work on some personal projects.

Take a look around the site, and let me know what you think!

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